Fresh install just with KDE 4.2

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Hi Suse-users,
does anybody know how I can make a clean installation of openSuSE 11.1 without any kde 3.5 or 4.1 files (just clean kde 4.2)?

Is this possible?
How could this be done?

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The install of 11.1 includes both kde3 and kde4 and whichever you choose, you will end up with parts of both.
If you choose kde4 you WILL need some kde3 apps. But once you add the factory kde4.2.2 repo’s and update - you will loose the default 4.1.3

This could be an option though:
“KDE Four Live” CD](http://home.kde.org/~binner/kde-four-live/)

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Hi caf4926, thx for your answer!
This was exactly what I did.

I installed opensuse 11.1 with kde 4.1 and switched to factory repo. Now I have a dependency hell. (many 4.1 packages remained on the system and could not be updated)

Now I want a fresh install without 4.1.
Is there a way to skip 4.1 installation and use the 4.2 packages instead?

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I would of thought the cleanest but note not played like so for a few versions.

First do a minimal install no gui then set up the kde4.2 repos and install. You may find you will have a some glitches to work out though.

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  • FeatherMonkey wrote, On 04/21/2009 04:46 PM:

> First do a minimal install no gui then set up the kde4.2 repos and
> install. You may find you will have a some glitches to work out though.

This is what I did with my new box here in the office. Worked flawlessly.

Uwe

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Why I said may :wink:

Ok I’ve just got to ask does a minimal install still depend on X? Just curious really.

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Actually,

The newest livecd from the kde website will fresh install openSUSE 11.1 with KDE 4.2 release “110”. It has all the KDE 4.2 repositories already active. So yes it’s possible, from this livecd, to install openSUSE 11.1 with kde 4.2.

“KDE Four Live” CD](http://home.kde.org/~binner/kde-four-live/)

EDIT: Didn’t see that caf already pointed to this. But at least there’s some background info for you haha. Once you pull in updates you’ll get parts of KDE3. I use the KDE4 livecd’s myself. The only bad thing about the KDE4 livecd is that it has pure KDE applications on it. You’ll have to manually add firefox, thunderbird, openoffice, wine, etc… any non-kde application.

Good Luck,

Ian

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The dependency issues are doddle to work around. Save it to file and post it here, I’ll be able to point you in the right direction.

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Thx all for your friendly support!
I decided to try a fresh install from the KDE Four Live CD.

I already tried to many things and there is to much crap on the system now.

I feel more comfortable having a clean base.

Thx all for helping!

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On 04/21/2009 FeatherMonkey wrote:
> Ok I’ve just got to ask does a minimal install still depend on X?
> Just curious really.

There’s one with X, one without.
If you select the one with X as your base for the fresh KDE4.2, you’ll run into the problem that fvwm is the default window manager and you need to adjust things in the sysconfig editor. I found it easier to do a text install without X, then add KDE.

Uwe

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Thanks buckesfeld

Nice, I know a few versions back that wasn’t possible.

Me goes of to play… I wonder whether I can get compiz-fusion as my DE or would that be my WM hehe

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I used KDE FOUR live CD last time but i don’t really like it. You end up with so many applications you rarely need that instead of just updating packages (if using DVD and 4.1.3 you end up uninstalling packages then upgrading otherwise the update size will be 2 GB :smiley: )